London, March 7. The official communique issued states that the claim of 900 prisoners taken it minor engagements.
Paris, March 7.
It is semi-officially stated that the enemy's gain at Forges represents an advance of only 100 yards gives them no advantage as the French firmly hold the dominating position of Cote dole.
The German operations in Cham pagne are local and—unsuccessfi! and are prompted by the enemy's fear that the French are massine troops at Verdun.
The newspapers point out thit the second battle of Verdun is characterized by spasmodic attach vastly different to the tremtndout uninterrupted storm of the first battle. The German troops are longer the same but now consist of youths who are inclined to waver.
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